Enhancing Deal Making Staff - Legal

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Associate Counsel

Reporting to: Sr. Director of Legal

Position Summary

The Corporate Development Team at Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. is looking for a highly motivated and experienced transactional attorney to join its legal group.  The Associate Counsel will be working cross-functionally with various departments to drive legal strategy and to provide legal support in the areas of procurement, research and development, clinical operations, and manufacturing, among others.  The Associate Counsel’s primary responsibility will be to negotiate and draft commercial and non-commercial contracts to support Sangamo’s research, clinical and commercial operations but will also get exposure to a broad range of other legal issues faced by the biopharmaceutical industry, and more specifically in the field of gene therapy.    

Primary responsibilities 

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Negotiating and drafting various commercial, non-commercial and government contracts (e.g. manufacturing, services, collaboration/partnership, licensing, commercialization, confidential disclosure, material transfer, sponsored research, clinical trial, letter of indemnification, grant application/award, sub-award, etc.).
• Updating and maintaining library of template contracts.
• Assisting with ongoing process improvements for contracts management and approval process.
• Communicating, educating, and providing training to clients on various legal issues, policies and processes, including internal contracts approval processes, SOX compliance, and monitoring compliance of the same.
• Driving legal strategy in the course of advising and supporting clients to meet strategic business goals.     
• Advising on clinical regulatory compliance issues (e.g. FDA regulations, informed consent forms, protocols, reporting obligations, etc.).
• Managing outside counsel.
• Serving as a legal representative on various review committees as needed.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate from a top accredited law school.
• Current bar admission in at least one jurisdiction; Admission in California preferred.
• Minimum of eight years of transactional experience; In-house or law firm experience preferred. 
• Experience in biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry, including experience in FDA regulatory compliance, clinical development, and GMP manufacturing. 
• Ability to draft and negotiate contracts independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to prioritize and manage tasks efficiently, consistently and accurately in a high volume, fast paced environment.
• Ability to exercise good judgement and to provide sound legal advice under pressure.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).